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Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
- ABSTRACT
- In response to public comments during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, ten alternative routes that mostly avoided Fernan Lake Road altogether, and seven preliminary designs that made extensive use of the current road alignment, were evaluated by the SEE team. All ten alternative routes were eliminated from further consideration because they failed to meet the project purpose, needs, and/or objectives. Four preliminary designs were eliminated because only minor reductions in accidents could be expected when compared to the existing road, in spite of substantial road widening that in turn would cause substantial environmental impacts. Read more. (Acrobat, 46 KB)
- SUMMARY
- This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Fernan Lake Road Safety Improvement Project documents an
analysis of the potential environmental consequences of proposed road reconstruction and maintenance for nearly the entire road.
Read more (Acrobat, 10.4 MB)
- Alternate Route 1-10 Screening Criteria Summary (Excel, 73 KB)
Download an electronic copy of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Acrobat, 6.4 MB) in PDF Format. An installed copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the statement. The Acrobat Reader is freely available from the Adobe Acrobat website.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1.0 PURPOSE AND NEED (Acrobat, 832 KB)
The analysis in this EIS complies with provisions of NEPA. FHWA determined that the proposed project may likely “significantly affect the quality of the human environment” based on a review of the project relative to environmental issues and concerns, including those provided by the public. Therefore, an EIS is being prepared instead of an Environmental Assessment.
- 2.0 ALTERNATIVES (Acrobat, 393 KB)
This chapter describes four alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, considered in detail in this EIS. How the build alternatives were developed is described, as is selection of the Preferred Alternative. Also discussed are alternative routes that were considered but not carried forward for detailed analysis.
- 3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, AND MITIGATION (Acrobat, 4 MB)
This chapter describes the affected environment, and the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects that would be expected to occur as a result of implementing each of the alternatives described in Chapter 2. The resources associated with the significant issues identified in Chapter 2 are discussed first, followed by other resources. In each resource section, the affected environment is discussed initially. In some cases, the regulatory setting is described first, followed by the affected environment section. Impacts are discussed by alternative, including the No Action Alternative. In the effects section, potential direct, indirect, and cumulative effects are described. Resource commitments and proposed mitigation are discussed for each resource. In most cases, proposed mitigation would apply to all build alternatives; exceptions are discussed in the respective mitigation sections.
- 4.0 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS (Acrobat, 90 KB)
This Chapter summarizes the environmental commitments that would be a part of each build alternative, unless otherwise indicated. These commitments would be incorporated during final design or project implementation.
- 5.0 DRAFT SECTION 4(F) EVALUATION (Acrobat, 443 KB)
FHWA prepared this Section 4(f) evaluation because the proposed project would adversely affect an historic property, Segments 1 and 2 of Fernan Lake Road, eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The evaluation describes the proposed action and how it might affect Section 4(f) properties, discusses alternatives that would avoid the use of the Section 4(f) properties, and describes measures undertaken to minimize harm to the properties.
- 6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS (Acrobat, 45 KB)
- 7.0 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION (Acrobat, 869 KB)
An issue is a particular concern regarding the environmental effects of a proposed project. The regulations governing EISs require that lead agencies determine “the significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the environmental impact statement” and to “identify and eliminate from detailed study the issues that are not significant” (40 CFR 1501.7). This process of identifying significant issues is called scoping. The overall purpose of scoping is to focus the environmental review on those issues that are relevant to the proposal and decision to be made.
- 8.0 DRAFT EIS DISTRIBUTION (Acrobat, 59 KB)
List of locations where this Draft EIS can be reviewed.
- 9.0 REFERENCES (Acrobat, 73 KB)
- 10.0 APPENDIX A: PRELIMINARY DESIGNS OF BUILD ALTERNATIVES (Acrobat, 6.4 MB)
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